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With respect to Powe, I think the big reason is not only was there no offseason, the dude is learning disabled.
Do you really want to try to force feed a guy that will struggle to digest the playbook, when he doesn't even have a full training camp? You'd be setting him up to fail. Instead, they put him in the weight room and let him sit in a year of meetings before expecting him to play. I think it makes perfect sense.
With respect to Poe, I think they looked at him and saw a guy that played too many snaps and too many positions. The biggest scouting report flaw I read about him is that he tends to "stand up" after contact, which destroys his leverage. He also has no real developed pash rush moves other than the bull rush.
His biggest asset is that he actually gets off the ball quickly and his over all athleticism for a guy his size.
Well, fatigue is a big reason a lineman tends to stand up, because when your legs are gone its hard to bend you knees to keep low and still maintain your power (rather than bending at the waist to get your upper body low, which also gives you no power).
But, the guy went hard for way too many snaps and was moved around the defenses in college. He's also clearly worked his ass off in the weight room. If he truly had substandard coaching, perhaps the Chiefs could have concluded they will get much better results with their top level coaching since the guy seems willing to work. Second, the Chiefs are likely to liberally substitute Powe to keep both big guys fresh.
I'm not trying to polish their knob, I'm just trying to see how a smart decision maker could have gone after Poe.
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